On the surface the current class of female R&B stars take a lot of their swagger from Aaliyah. Breathy vocals, exposed midriffs in exercise wear, a heavy focus […]
MUSIC: Jlin – Nandi
Jlin dropped one of the best electronic music albums earlier this year with her debut Dark Energy. She’s doing a victory lap with her upcoming Free Fall EP […]
MUSIC: Amma Whatt Feat. Vinx & Monet – YOU
Amma Whatt has a great new video for her song, “You”. Filmed by Hamamset Angaza over the course of two years, the video features Amma as four generations […]
Turn Down for What? GoldLink and Soulection Turn Up in LA
Red Bull’s 30 Days in LA event series is in full swing and shows no sign of slowing down. Saturday night’s Soulection show was no different. The LA-based […]
MUSIC: Dev Hynes & Connan Mockasin – Feelin Lovely
Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange has a new EP with Connan Mockasin. Haven’t heard of Mr. Mockasin? Well, let me put you onto game. A couple of years […]
REVIEW: BØRNS – Dopamine
I’ll admit it: the first time I heard BØRNS’ breakthrough EP Candy (and then the first 17,000 times I heard the near-perfect “Electric Love” scoring that Hulu commercial), […]
MUSIC: Jeremih – Oui
Jeremih should have been a one hit wonder since he first came out of the gate with the endearing, but cheesy, Birthday Sex. Since then he’s released a […]
LIVE: Loco Dice at Exchange, Los Angeles
Friday, October 30, 2015: Tonight is a freak show in Downtown Los Angeles. Any day within a week of Halloween might as well actually be Halloween in this […]
LIVE: Wax On Wax, Red Bull 30 Days In LA Kick Off
It’s finally here! Red Bull officially kicked off their 2015 30 Days In LA concert and event series this past Sunday. The first of 30 was Wax On […]
MUSIC: Ta-ku & Wafia – American Girl
Aussie producer Ta-ku and songbird Wafia flip Estelle’s bouncy “American Boy” into a girl on this moody, soft-focus interpretation. Bonus: The gothic pairing of ghostly piano, dramatic synths and trap […]